QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2619

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

T138

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

1/9/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson Park Mall

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

85"

3. Quilt Length:

84"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Brown; Gold; Green

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

1907 when quiltmaker was 18 years old.

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Oak Leaf

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

25 pieced, 16 solid

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5x10.5

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

22.2. Border descriptions:

3-1.5-1.5-1.5. Plain strips, pieced with butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Whip stitch

Unique binding materials?

The corners are rounded. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

3/8"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

The batting is very thin.

29.2. Quilted by:

Thompson, Florence Eugenia

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White-some appear to be brown or have turned brown.

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

6

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of appliqued pieces (leaves have veins quilted, acorn hulls are cross hatched, background cross hatched every .5"). Running feather criss-crossing background cross hatched every .5". in the blocks. Shells in the border. The quilting stitches were very uneven.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Only drawback to this quilt is the darkness of marking lines for quilting. Beautiful quilt-very well made-lovely colors. Excellent quilting and workmanship.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Thompson, Arlene

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Owner inherited from mother-in-law in 1971. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1972

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Pictures

3. Quilt maker's name:

Thompson, Florence Eugenia

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

02-26-1989

Death date:

11/27/1971, Marietta, Ohio

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

German

Educational Background:

1 extra year of high school to teach grade

Religious affiliation:

Evangelical and Reform

Quilt maker's birth city:

Lowell

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

City:

Lowell

State:

Ohio (OH)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Rice

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Farmer

Number of children:

2

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Learned to make quilts "as a child" from her mother.

7. Name of quilting group

Willing Workers (Ladies Aid)

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

There are other quilts by this maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lowell

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

18th birthday and graduation-when she was Valedictorian. Went to woods to get the perfect oak leaf for pattern. All quilting templates given to friend in Marietta, Ohio.